Following the takeover of Banner Homes by CALA I headed up the Strategic Land Department at CALA advising the English regions on longer term sites.

I was invited to join Banner in 1989 as its first in house planning advisor when it was a relatively small company based in High Wycombe with both commercial and residential interests. During my period with Banner I sourced and achieved permissions on numerous sites that contributed to the rapid growth of the company culminating with three regional offices at the time of its acquisition by CALA. For a period with Banner I was either on the Main Board or part of its Management Team.

When Prudential got involved in Property Services I was approached to set up a new Land & Planning Office in Aylesbury that ran successfully for about 2 years before being relocated to Oxford. Prudential ultimately pulled out of the sector.

Reporting directly to the Chief Planning Officer I headed up one of the development management teams.

I was recruited directly by the Chief Planning Officer to head up a development management team covering half the borough. I also got involved in Planning Policy.

I assisted two Area Planning Officers in development management covering both halves of the District.

On Local Government reorganisation in April 1974 I was promoted to a development management role covering the former Maidenhead Borough and Cookham RDC areas.

Recruited as a Junior Planning Officer assisting in development management and local plans work.